Mish Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Started this one back in March and just realised I never posted it here. Anyway this has benn a bit of an on and off build as my mojo did a runner. She will be built as an Atlantic bird from USS Ranger circa 1942 using Tecmod decals. As Trumpeter don't provide either moulded or Photo Etch I will be using some Fabric and PE belts from HGW, and she will be painted using MR. PAINT Here's the after market bits The fuselage halves to judge the size The bench cleared for action Anyway, today's progress. Started on the cockpit and it all goes together well but to me sadly lacking in detail. I know the Wildcat was a basic aircraft but there is just something missing from the kit. The painting guide is non-existent so I will need to refer to references to get the cockpit right. Seat harness and side frames next along with a bit of weathering. Spent the morning making up the HGW seat belts, and yes I know the belt should go over the bar behind the seat but it's moulded and I'm not that good at scratch building. Next I put the side Panels in and again had to guess at the colours. This afternoon I started work on the engine. I still have to put the heads in place and I will add the ignition leads. Wildcats engine is now just about complete, next stage is to built its frame and put the two together. Firewall and engine frame done Cockpit in And the fuselage halves together First up was the tail planes and elevators. They went well so I assembled and painted the main undercarriage assembly. Then it was on to one of the wings. More soon 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Good start, this will send your mojo running back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted August 1, 2017 Administrators Share Posted August 1, 2017 Nice! You just don't see too many of these being built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Finally got back to the bench this weekend and made good progress on the Wildcat. She's just about ready for paint I need to mask the engine and undercarriage bay first. The folding wing joints are not the best and are designed so that you can fold the wing after the kit is finished but it does look too good if you want to display the model with the unfolded. So I have elected to cement them in place. The fold join required a little filler, no so much that it hides the join though. next update will probably be in a couple of weeks and you should see her with some paint on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehlingsg Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Watching this one closely as I have one in my stash. Which canopy mask set did you use? You go Girl! Gonzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 good work and nice call on the wing fold glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Nice and clean piece of work. I like the decision about the wings. moveable mostly means less detailed or other compromises. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 On 11/09/2017 at 3:39 PM, stehlingsg said: Watching this one closely as I have one in my stash. Which canopy mask set did you use? You go Girl! Gonzo Thanks guys, Gonzo I used the Mondex Masks set, that provides both inner and outer masks for the canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis.E Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Hi there Mish, really nice work! Great weathering around the engine mount area. I remember the wing folds on both Trumpy's Grumman Avenger and Skyraider kits being designed to 'fold', as it were, and completing them in the conventional sense made for the path of most resistance being the path of most work as well. Again, I agree with your decision to mount the wings as you have, and I think (in my humble opinion, anyway) what you have completed there is most impressive! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 Thanks everyone. Good progress today managed to get the base colours on the Wildcat and she will be ready for decaling tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Nice going Mish, still catching up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Thanks guys A great day at the bench, very nearly got her finished. The Techmod decals, although thin and easy to slide, just didn’t want to pull down. In the end I had to use multiple applications of Tamiya X20A to get them to conform. I have eight more small decals to apply, the Matt coat and lights to affix. So with luck she will be making an outing to the North Essex Modellers Show next Sunday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 Now finished and in RFI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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